Status:

WITHDRAWN

Dexmedetomidine Sublingual Film for the Management of Agitation in Delirium: Safety and Preliminary Efficacy

Lead Sponsor:

Jeff C. Huffman, MD

Collaborating Sponsors:

BioXcel Therapeutics Inc

Conditions:

Delirium

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The investigator will examine the safety, tolerability, optimal dose, and preliminary efficacy of dexmedetomidine sublingual film in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in 40 hospitalized pat...

Detailed Description

Study Intervention Participants will be randomized to receive either 20 mcg or 60 mcg of dexmedetomidine sublingually. Participants will receive repeat dosing every 30 minutes for up to three additio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults hospitalized on a medical or surgical intensive care unit at MGH
  • Diagnosis of delirium, assessed according to DSM-5 criteria (DSM-5)
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 30 kg/m2, inclusive, at screening
  • Weight at least 60 kg (132 pounds), at screening
  • In the opinion of the study and clinical teams, sufficiently physically healthy to receive dexmedetomidine sublingual film

Exclusion

  • Per medical record or team report, diagnoses of:
  • Dementia
  • Significant traumatic brain injury
  • History of stroke, with persistent neurologic deficits
  • Presence of any of the following cardiovascular comorbidities
  • Sick sinus syndrome
  • A resting heart rate of \< 55 beats per minutes or systolic blood pressure (BP) \<100 mmHg or \>160 mmHg or diastolic BP \<70 mmHg or ˃ 95 mmHg at enrollment and prior to dosing.
  • Evidence of cardiac ischemia on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Corrected QT interval of \> 450 msec
  • Presence of a permanent pacemaker device
  • Per medical record (notes, current medications, flowsheets):
  • Second degree (or greater) Atrioventricular (AV) block without a pacemaker
  • Known allergy or adverse reaction to dexmedetomidine
  • Current use of dexmedetomidine
  • Inability to take sublingual dexmedetomidine due to severe agitation, neurological impairment, nil per os (NPO) status, or other cause.
  • Hepatic impairment (liver function tests \> 3 times the upper limit of normal)
  • Severe renal impairment (glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 30 ml/min or on dialysis)
  • Weight \< 60 kg
  • Pregnancy (in women; tested with serum or urine human chorionic gonadotropin \[hCG\])
  • Non-fluency in English
  • Prior enrollment in the study, with receipt of study medication, during the current or a previous hospitalization

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04382170

Start Date

June 1 2020

End Date

June 1 2021

Last Update

May 13 2024

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